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Praise for the book: 'It's refreshing to find a work that cuts through the tired debates surrounding documentary film and television, heralding a new approach.' - *Sight and Sound* Bruzzi's achievement lies in understanding the genre as an activity based on performance rather than mere observation, offering a fresh perspective that highlights fundamental shifts as documentary enters its second century. This contemporary examination of documentary presents innovative ways to theorize non-fiction film. The second edition features thorough updates to existing chapters and a new chapter on contemporary cinema release documentaries. It includes analysis of films like *Capturing the Friedmans*, *Être et avoir*, *Fahrenheit 9/11*, *The Fog of War*, and *Touching the Void*, alongside canonical texts such as *Hoop Dreams* and *Shoah*. Additional interviews with influential practitioners, including director Michael Apted and producer Stephen Lambert, enrich the discussion. The revised content covers modern observational documentary, including docusoaps, reality television, and formatted documentaries, while examining the work of filmmakers like Nicholas Barker, Errol Morris, Nick Broomfield, Molly Dineen, and Michael Moore, as well as Avant-Garde figures like Chris Marker and Patrick Keiller. Bruzzi addresses themes of gender identity, queer theory, performance, race, and spectatorship, demonstrating how contemporary theories ca